Chances are you have heard of JSON, but like most people, you may not know what it means. Well, it stands for JavaScript Object Notation. The cool thing about JSON is that it is both human and machine ...

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JSON has stolen some of XML's thunder with features such as human and machine readability, a lightweight, compact text structure and support for many software and hardware platforms. JSON (JavaScript ...

An up-and-coming lightweight data interchange format for Web applications, considered by a growing number of people to be an alternative to XML, has gotten a boost from the standards body Ecma. The ...

Making asynchronous HTTP requests from Webpages is an effective technique in bringing seemingly static pages to life. Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) has become a popular technology in creating ...